technical difficulties
plural noun
: technical problems : problems with equipment
This television station is currently experiencing technical difficulties.
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Shortly after, Trump spoke with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a live interview on X, which saw some technical difficulties at the start.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
Technical issues in focus The apparent technical difficulties come in the wake of Musk firing swathes of staff at the platform and served as an uncomfortable reminder that the Tesla boss had once backed Trump's rival Ron DeSantis, whose campaign launch on the platform was also beset by problems.
—CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
Last Monday, after a delay of more than half an hour due to technical difficulties, Trump participated in a glitchy two-hour-long conversation with Elon Musk that was live-streamed on X, formerly Twitter, a platform that Musk owns and has turned into his personal pulpit.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
After the event was marred by technical difficulties, Musk extended an open invitation to any other presidential candidate who wants to do one.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
Technical issues in focus The apparent technical difficulties come in the wake of Musk firing swathes of staff at the platform and served as an uncomfortable reminder that the Tesla boss had once backed Trump's rival Ron DeSantis, whose campaign launch on the platform was also beset by problems.
—CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
Last Monday, after a delay of more than half an hour due to technical difficulties, Trump participated in a glitchy two-hour-long conversation with Elon Musk that was live-streamed on X, formerly Twitter, a platform that Musk owns and has turned into his personal pulpit.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
After the event was marred by technical difficulties, Musk extended an open invitation to any other presidential candidate who wants to do one.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
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